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]]>By: Jack Stealhttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/12/04/a-mid-offseason-report-card/#comment-2815
Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:56:08 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=4917#comment-2815GGGreat, GGGreat article!! I love the fact that other bloggers are willing to call the Twins front office out for lack of action this off-season. The goal of the management is to put a roster on the field that can beat the Yankees and bring us to the promised land. There is no doubt we have not even scratched the service yet and time is running out. We need LH pitching in the starting rotation and in the bullpen, and RH hitters in the lineup. A balance of speed and power would be nice. However, pitching and defense wins championships. I added your blog to my list of favorites on my blog (www.fanaticjacktalkstwins.blogspot.com). Keep up the good work.
]]>By: Jim Crikkethttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/12/04/a-mid-offseason-report-card/#comment-2812
Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:42:18 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=4917#comment-2812To be clear, I have no problem with the Twins keeping their plans close to their vest, rather than feeding the rumor mill. To me, that’s a pretty smart way to approach things. There’s no sense in giving potential trade partners or players/agents any insight in to their thought process. What’s important is that they make the necessary improvements.

That’s where my issue is at this point… they have made virtually no improvements. The Dunn/White Sox and Martinez & Benoit/Tigers moves aren’t just rumors. Those are done deals. The Twins have done absolutely nothing to improve the team so far. Until Nishioka shows something at the MLB level, he’s nothing more than another middle infield utility prospect, in my eyes… and it’s not like the Twins have had any shortage of those over the years. And now they’re talking about dumping a proven MLB shortstop, in return for relief pitching that they could simply buy on the free agent market, because they’ve bought this unproven commodity? That would be absolutely idiotic.

The Twins have REAL needs to fill and the front office as addressed exactly none of them so far, while losing a significant amount of last year’s talent. Thus, the near-failing mid-term grade.

]]>By: CapitalBabshttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/12/04/a-mid-offseason-report-card/#comment-2811
Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:21:38 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=4917#comment-2811Actually James, that is one of the things I like most about this team. They really do have a close relationship with our media but I like the fact that they just don’t talk about stuff that isn’t done. I HATE the rumor mill (while being slightly addicted anyway).

So yeah, I simply can’t give any grade to the off-season until the final exams are over.

]]>By: Jameshttp://knuckleballsblog.com/2010/12/04/a-mid-offseason-report-card/#comment-2810
Sun, 05 Dec 2010 17:18:50 +0000http://knuckleballsblog.com/?p=4917#comment-2810while its frustrating at time to see all these rumours floating around and the front office lips are sealed, I kind of find it refreshing. In the world these days, most all news is leaked so when a press s=conference happens, you already know who the person is going to say. BORING.
With the Twins, there is always this element of surprise because they never tell you what they are thinking. Out of the blue, bam! we trade Carlos Gomez for JJ Hardy. When the Twins got Carl Pavano, I think that was the first time Pavanos name was linked with the Twins. So who knows, maybe the Twins have been trying to wheel and deal, we just never hear about it
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